According to Agence France Presse, Finance Minister Tendai Biti told reporters in Harare today that that’s the amount that was left after the government paid its civil servants last week.
“The government finances are in paralysis state at the present moment,” he said. “We are failing to meet our targets.”
Ummmmm … that is incredibly scary.
(Source: onionlike)
Zimbabwe’s ongoing currency struggles: In which we attempt to break down the gist of a great New York Times story into two photos with some text on top. Suggestion: Coinstar should mail all the change people don’t want in the U.S. to Zimbabwe. (photos via The Zimbabwean, Wikimedia Commons)
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